It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.Henry David Thoreau
Welcome to my weblog. This is mostly a place where I can experiment with different ideas, post a few articles and comment on subjects that are interesting and useful to me and hopefully to other web professionals, both developers and designers. Most articles on this site are related to design, web standards, accessibility, or usability in one way or another, with the occasional article on other subjects that interest me ;)
If you have any comments about this site, any of my entries, or any questions you want to ask me, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Mar082008
I had taken the week off from work to do some much needed DIY to our house as well as probably needing to take a break from all things webby - it’s sometimes a good idea to get your hands dirty doing something else. Where I work we often measure each other against the E-consultancy e-bore-ometerTM if we think any of us is getting too geeky. …Read on »
Feb112008
SurfGiver.com is a website that has been designed to turn an everyday activity like shopping online into a way of contributing to a cause and to connect supporters to charities and non-profits.
Shops and retailers are prepared to offer a percentage of their sales (a commission) to other websites which direct shoppers to them, as a way of saying ‘thank you’. …Read on »
Dec272007
Here’s a great article from the Smashing Magazine that brings up 10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of.
It’s more than likely been published on a few well-known websites so no doubt I’m not the first but I still think it’s worth flagging this article up again as it highlights some important pitfalls.
Anyway, here are the problems mentioned …Read on »
Dec232007
It was revealed on the IEBlog that the next version of Microsoft’s web browser will be Internet Explorer 8. No surprises there.
More significantly though is the news (from the same source): internal builds of IE 8 now pass the Acid2 test. I guess to most people this doesn’t sound like anything special - what after all is the significance of the Acid2 test? …Read on »
Hi my name is...
Bruce Taylor. I am a web designer / developer based in Horley, UK.
bwt creative is developed and authored by me and is my chance to have a little fun - hope you enjoy. Find out more about me and this site.